Bassetts Scrap Book, Vol 10, No 9
Articles in this issue
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A report on the informal seven-course dinner held at Hotel Venice to bid farewell to Boston Bicycle Club President John B. Kelley, who has moved to New York, featuring a novel rotating seating arrangement.
- p. 3
A romantic poem by Daniel O'Connell contrasting the frowns and sighs of wives with the smiles of sweethearts, and celebrating the rare happiness of a man whose wife is his sweetheart still.
- p. 4
A detailed historical investigation tracing the first amateur bicycle race in America to the Harvard College Athletic Association's meet at Beacon Park, Boston, on 28 May 1878, with coverage of earlier disputed professional races.
- p. 6
Accounts of Will Pitman's victories in races at Lynn and Brockton on 4 July 1878, including his dramatic recovery from a collision to win the Brockton race over a professional English rider.
- p. 7
A note identifying Llewellyn H. Johnson as the first bicycle champion, having won a two-mile race promoted by the N.A.A.A.A. at Mott Haven, New York, on 20 September 1879 in 7 minutes 32 seconds.
- p. 7
A discussion of proposals to revise the Wheel About the Hub route, prompted by the loss of several traditional stopping places, with suggestions ranging from a new northern route to a stay at Mansfield.
- p. 8
A brief note on the Newton Bicycle Club's fall outing to Endicott, Massachusetts, where members combined their meeting with a celebration of Arthur Benson's twentieth wedding anniversary.